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Tanisha

Girl

Meaning of Tanisha: Sanskrit: 'ambition or daughter'

Tanisha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6427th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6427

17 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,361

First recorded 1967 · peak 1982

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 693 babies1982: 758 babies1983: 724 babies1984: 657 babies1985: 637 babies1986: 679 babies1987: 685 babies1988: 618 babies1989: 623 babies1990: 681 babies19901991: 681 babies1992: 668 babies1993: 579 babies1994: 573 babies1995: 447 babies1996: 421 babies1997: 292 babies1998: 249 babies1999: 180 babies2000: 165 babies20002001: 165 babies2002: 142 babies2003: 135 babies2004: 136 babies2005: 141 babies2006: 136 babies2007: 130 babies2008: 131 babies2009: 85 babies2010: 107 babies20102011: 94 babies2012: 72 babies2013: 58 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 53 babies2016: 44 babies2017: 39 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 24 babies2022: 19 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 17 babies
US babies named Tanisha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 758.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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